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- MadFolk Member House Concert: ...
Madison WI
Friday, December 4 at 8:00pm
Madison Folk Music Society
(full details at www.madfolk.org)
South Carolinian Jack Williams, guitarist/singer/songwriter/storyteller,
Jack is now a sought-after artist on contemporary acoustic/folk music stages. From his acclaimed appearances at the Newport, Boston, Philadelphia, Kerrville, (New Bedford) SummerFest and other Folk Festivals, his musicianship, songs, stories and commanding presence established him as an uncommonly inspiring and influential performer.
".... his artistry... is nothing short of amazing. Dazzling picking, expressive voice, unique and interesting songs. He is a showman in the best sense of the word and just wowed our audience. I think they would have followed him anywhere."
- Rich Warren, WFMT "Midnight Special," Chicago IL
"If there is anyone not familiar with Jack's incredible songwriting and prodigious performance skills, my sympathies to you. A Jack Williams show is a slam-dunk win-win-win for all. One of the most enlightened and entertaining performers I've ever encountered."
- Dave Humpreys, Two Way Street Coffeehouse in Downers Grove ILRead More
South Carolinian Jack Williams, guitarist/singer/songwriter/storyteller,
Jack is now a sought-after artist on contemporary acoustic/folk music stages. From his acclaimed appearances at the Newport, Boston, Philadelphia, Kerrville, (New Bedford) SummerFest and other Folk Festivals, his musicianship, songs, stories and commanding presence established him as an uncommonly inspiring and influential performer.
".... his artistry... is nothing short of amazing. Dazzling picking, expressive voice, unique and interesting songs. He is a showman in the best sense of the word and just wowed our audience. I think they would have followed him anywhere."
- Rich Warren, WFMT "Midnight Special," Chicago IL
"If there is anyone not familiar with Jack's incredible songwriting and prodigious performance skills, my sympathies to you. A Jack Williams show is a slam-dunk win-win-win for all. One of the most enlightened and entertaining performers I've ever encountered."
- Dave Humpreys, Two Way Street Coffeehouse in Downers Grove ILRead More
Madison Folk Music Society
See www.madfolk.org for full details and RSVP info.
"KG and the Ranger are among the best known proponents of the western style and it's easy to hear why: they sing with charm and style, they yodel spectacularly, choose great material with unerring taste, and write fine new songs as well. Their growing and continuing s...uccess is well deserved."
- Ranger Doug, Riders In The Sky
"I haven't heard harmony yodeling like that since the Sons of the Pioneers!"
- Hal Spencer (son of Tim Spencer, founding member of the Sons Of The Pioneers)Read More
"KG and the Ranger are among the best known proponents of the western style and it's easy to hear why: they sing with charm and style, they yodel spectacularly, choose great material with unerring taste, and write fine new songs as well. Their growing and continuing s...uccess is well deserved."
- Ranger Doug, Riders In The Sky
"I haven't heard harmony yodeling like that since the Sons of the Pioneers!"
- Hal Spencer (son of Tim Spencer, founding member of the Sons Of The Pioneers)Read More
Time:8:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
Location:Madison WI
Madison Folk Music Society
(Full details at www.madfolk.org)
Legendary Scottish-Canadian Songsmith
Canadian Folk Music Award winner
Traditional Singer of the Year
OCFF Songs From the Heart Award winner
Enoch's collections of songs include such original gems as the "The Farm Auction," (recorded by Garnet Rogers, The McCalmans, Jean Redpath and others)..., "No More Cod On The Banks," "The Widows O' War," "Edinburgh Maggie," and "I Didn't Raise My Son To Be A Soldier."
Enoch's music is treasured by both traditional and contemporary music enthusiasts with a passion for story-songs, love and betrayal ballads, and gritty politics. While his songs are deeply rooted in the Scottish style, much of his subject matter is Canadian, giving his music a unique cultural blend. What's more is Enoch's natural storytelling style complemented by a ferocious wit and kitchen range warmth.
Opener: Tom Kastle
Tom Kastle has spent over two decades "on the road" and "on the water" as a singer, tall ship sailor and captain, songwriter, and teller of tales, both personal and those steeped in tradition. As half of the maritime folk duo Tom & Chris Kastle, he toured throughout the United States as well as Ireland, Scotland, Poland, the Netherlands, and NewZealand delighting audiences and producing 11 recordings plus a soundtrack for PBS (WTTW Chicago). After taking most of a year off to captain a tall ship in South Haven, MI, Tom has relocated to Madison, WI.
$14 in advance
$16 day of showRead More
Legendary Scottish-Canadian Songsmith
Canadian Folk Music Award winner
Traditional Singer of the Year
OCFF Songs From the Heart Award winner
Enoch's collections of songs include such original gems as the "The Farm Auction," (recorded by Garnet Rogers, The McCalmans, Jean Redpath and others)..., "No More Cod On The Banks," "The Widows O' War," "Edinburgh Maggie," and "I Didn't Raise My Son To Be A Soldier."
Enoch's music is treasured by both traditional and contemporary music enthusiasts with a passion for story-songs, love and betrayal ballads, and gritty politics. While his songs are deeply rooted in the Scottish style, much of his subject matter is Canadian, giving his music a unique cultural blend. What's more is Enoch's natural storytelling style complemented by a ferocious wit and kitchen range warmth.
Opener: Tom Kastle
Tom Kastle has spent over two decades "on the road" and "on the water" as a singer, tall ship sailor and captain, songwriter, and teller of tales, both personal and those steeped in tradition. As half of the maritime folk duo Tom & Chris Kastle, he toured throughout the United States as well as Ireland, Scotland, Poland, the Netherlands, and NewZealand delighting audiences and producing 11 recordings plus a soundtrack for PBS (WTTW Chicago). After taking most of a year off to captain a tall ship in South Haven, MI, Tom has relocated to Madison, WI.
$14 in advance
$16 day of showRead More
Madison Folk Music Society
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Bringing the best of traditional & contemporary folk music to the greater Madison, Wisconsin area
Madison Folk Music Society
Come Sing! Moira Smiley and VoCo offer Singing Workshop
Thu, October 22 at 4:00 PM - 6:00PM@ Decorah Elks Club
Do
you love to sing? Do you want to sing? Come participate in a wonderful 2-hour workshop with Moira Smiley and VoCO, on their Midwest tour.
The
Band VoCO is not only consummate performers with a great warmth of ...personality behind the rich blend of voices: they are equally fine
teachers. Moira leads a workshop which would beguile the beginner and
practiced singer and creates an atmosphere where all feel empowered and
able to join in. The deep knowledge she has of the music which inspires
her, combined with an infectious sense of humour makes the workshop
time fly by and leaves you wanting more. She teaches with intelligence
and warmth and builds up the the layers of what she imparts so clearly
that people can surpass what they feel is their limit.
This is a great confidence booster and raises the spirits. VOCO
presents a great sense of all four women being able to share and
support each other, which also comes across in their music. Moira's
steadfast and focused approach wins hearts over, in teaching and in performance, she has a voice that can communicate so many emotions, from tender to tough and many shades between.
A typical workshop includes:
1. VOCO performs 2 - 4 songs, representing a range of vocal styles, a cappella,
accompanied, improvised.
2. VOCO runs through carefully chosen vocal & physical warming up exercises.
3. VOCO leads exercises to develop a broader sense of vocal timbre possibilites:
• "call-response" exercises with group &/or individual participants.
• Discuss geographical and historic orientation for folk styles
• Encourage students to think playfully, improvise, listen to others
4. Teach songs: arrangements or pure form of traditional folk song from Eastern
Europe and/or N.America OR original & modern material. Notes, inflections, vocal
style, ensemble practice and vocal technique are included.
5. Teach percussive movement (body percussion).
6. Do three Improvisation Exercises to build ideas for group and individual comfort
with improvising.
7. Do step-by-step vocal arrangement of a known or simple song.
8. Coach Vocal Ensemble techniques -- demonstrate exercises to attain better blend,
tuning, breath, diction, style, physicality and performance skills.
Contact: To register for this workshop, call or email Liz Rog, 563-382-8013 or <decorahevents@gmail.com>. Registration is $25.Read More
Thu, October 22 at 4:00 PM - 6:00PM@ Decorah Elks Club
Do
you love to sing? Do you want to sing? Come participate in a wonderful 2-hour workshop with Moira Smiley and VoCO, on their Midwest tour.
The
Band VoCO is not only consummate performers with a great warmth of ...personality behind the rich blend of voices: they are equally fine
teachers. Moira leads a workshop which would beguile the beginner and
practiced singer and creates an atmosphere where all feel empowered and
able to join in. The deep knowledge she has of the music which inspires
her, combined with an infectious sense of humour makes the workshop
time fly by and leaves you wanting more. She teaches with intelligence
and warmth and builds up the the layers of what she imparts so clearly
that people can surpass what they feel is their limit.
This is a great confidence booster and raises the spirits. VOCO
presents a great sense of all four women being able to share and
support each other, which also comes across in their music. Moira's
steadfast and focused approach wins hearts over, in teaching and in performance, she has a voice that can communicate so many emotions, from tender to tough and many shades between.
A typical workshop includes:
1. VOCO performs 2 - 4 songs, representing a range of vocal styles, a cappella,
accompanied, improvised.
2. VOCO runs through carefully chosen vocal & physical warming up exercises.
3. VOCO leads exercises to develop a broader sense of vocal timbre possibilites:
• "call-response" exercises with group &/or individual participants.
• Discuss geographical and historic orientation for folk styles
• Encourage students to think playfully, improvise, listen to others
4. Teach songs: arrangements or pure form of traditional folk song from Eastern
Europe and/or N.America OR original & modern material. Notes, inflections, vocal
style, ensemble practice and vocal technique are included.
5. Teach percussive movement (body percussion).
6. Do three Improvisation Exercises to build ideas for group and individual comfort
with improvising.
7. Do step-by-step vocal arrangement of a known or simple song.
8. Coach Vocal Ensemble techniques -- demonstrate exercises to attain better blend,
tuning, breath, diction, style, physicality and performance skills.
Contact: To register for this workshop, call or email Liz Rog, 563-382-8013 or <decorahevents@gmail.com>. Registration is $25.Read More
Source: www.moirasmiley.com
Location:High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
Time:1:30PM Saturday, October 31st
Madison Folk Music Society SHOWS COMING UP in October and November and also lots of house concerts!!! See www.madfolk.org!!!
Source: www.madfolk.org
The Madison Folk Music Society brings the best of traditional and contemporary folk music to the greater Madison, Wisconsin area.
Madison Folk Music Society Watch WYOU-TV-Madison on Sunday Oct. 18 @ 1pm...Prez Darlene will promote the Phil Ochs Tribute show (Oct. 25) w performers Josh Harty & Ken Lonnquist.
Madison Folk Music Society Folk Alley is a great source of folk music on the internet 24/7.
Source: www.folkalley.com
Our Spring Fund Drive is upon us and we need to raise $100,000 by the end of the month to pay our bills. Please help to keep Folk Alley the place on the web for everyone to discover and enjoy the great wealth of folk music we are so lucky to have! ...
Madison Folk Music Society
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL --
Madison's own celebration of folk & international culture
Saturday, Feb.21, 11 AM - 5 PM
Overture Center - 201 State Street/Madison 53703
FREE ADMISSION to all these events!
Questions/FFI: http://overturecenter.com or call Mary Lou 608-258-4157
Madison Folk Music Society Vicky Jones is hosting a house concert for Mustard's Retreat, Friday, March 6 at 8:00. Suggested donation $15; $13 if you bring a treat to share. RSVP at 238-4661 or vicky@vickyjones.com
Madison Folk Music Society
"The lyrics alone are better than almost anything else you've heard"
- Ft. Worth Star Telegram
"Gilbert has earned an unusually deep affection and loyalty from his fans. He is that rare performer for whom people lean forward in their seats as eagerly between songs as they do during them. These 'Vance-heads' see him ...over and over again, always expecting to be surprised, never being disappointed."
- The Boston Globe
"Boston based, Philadelphia raised guitarist Vance Gilbert is among the quintessential musical poets of the 1990’s. His lyrics are highly personal, his tenor vocals fluid and enthralling...... musical risks punctuated by passionate vocal delivery, brilliantly intuitive guitar playing, and immeasurable courage.....gives you a feeling of utter joy"
- DIRTY LINEN
$14 in advance, $16 day of show. Go here for ticket information: http://madfolk.org/TicketsAndDirections.
- Ft. Worth Star Telegram
"Gilbert has earned an unusually deep affection and loyalty from his fans. He is that rare performer for whom people lean forward in their seats as eagerly between songs as they do during them. These 'Vance-heads' see him ...over and over again, always expecting to be surprised, never being disappointed."
- The Boston Globe
"Boston based, Philadelphia raised guitarist Vance Gilbert is among the quintessential musical poets of the 1990’s. His lyrics are highly personal, his tenor vocals fluid and enthralling...... musical risks punctuated by passionate vocal delivery, brilliantly intuitive guitar playing, and immeasurable courage.....gives you a feeling of utter joy"
- DIRTY LINEN
$14 in advance, $16 day of show. Go here for ticket information: http://madfolk.org/TicketsAndDirections.
Friday, February 27 at the Wil-Mar Center
Time:8:00PM Friday, February 27th
Location:Wil-Mar Center
Madison Folk Music Society Susan Werner and John Gorka, with Michael Manring are appearing at the Ringling Theater in Baraboo on Friday, January 9, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Adults $20 * Seniors $18 * Youth $10
Madison Folk Music Society
Chulrua house concert, Sat., 2/7/09, 7:30 PM, $15.
With Paddy O'Brian - button accordion, Pat Egan - guitar & vocals, Patrick Ourceau - fiddle
205 N Blackhawk Ave, Madison, WI 238-6932
Contribution $15 and a dessert potluck
Bring either a dessert or evening snack. This is not a requirement. Consider warm socks or slipper...s. Shoes, off at the door.
Reservations: irishbox42@charter.net
or (608) 238-6932. Contribution at the door when you arrive. Reservations help us plan seating and to consider additional promotion.Read More
With Paddy O'Brian - button accordion, Pat Egan - guitar & vocals, Patrick Ourceau - fiddle
205 N Blackhawk Ave, Madison, WI 238-6932
Contribution $15 and a dessert potluck
Bring either a dessert or evening snack. This is not a requirement. Consider warm socks or slipper...s. Shoes, off at the door.
Reservations: irishbox42@charter.net
or (608) 238-6932. Contribution at the door when you arrive. Reservations help us plan seating and to consider additional promotion.Read More
Madison Folk Music Society
Garnet Rogers has established himself as 'One of the major talents of our time". Hailed by the Boston Globe as a "charismatic performer and singer", Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence - close to six and a half feet tall - with a voice to match. With his "smooth, dark baritone" (Washington Post) his incre...dible range, and thoughtful, dramatic phrasing, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail, his songs "give expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the heart" (Kitchener Waterloo Record). An optimist at heart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again.
Tickets $15 advance, $17 day of show, available at Borders Books, Spruce Tree Music, Orange Tree Imports.
ONLINE SALES are also now available through Brown Paper Tickets - See www.madfolk.org for link.
Non-perishable donations of food will be collected for local food banksRead More
Tickets $15 advance, $17 day of show, available at Borders Books, Spruce Tree Music, Orange Tree Imports.
ONLINE SALES are also now available through Brown Paper Tickets - See www.madfolk.org for link.
Non-perishable donations of food will be collected for local food banksRead More
more at http://www.madfolk.org
Time:7:00PM Thursday, January 22nd
Location:The Brink Lounge
